Young Offender Institutions: Special Educational Needs
(asked on 19th September 2023) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many special educational needs coordinators have left employment in the youth secure estate in each reporting year since 2010.
A special educational needs (SEN) co-ordinator (known in Wales as an Additional Learning Needs (ALN) co-ordinator) is a member of staff employed by a secure establishment or its education provider. The co-ordinator is responsible for assessing, planning, and monitoring the progress of children with special educational needs and disabilities. Co-ordinators provide teachers with individual support strategies that facilitate children’s and young people’s holistic development.
The table below provides information in relation to SEN and ALN co-ordinators at the five young offender institutions (YOIs):
SEN/ALN Co-ordinators at Young Offender Institutions in England and Wales
| 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 |
In post | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Leaversi | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
In post | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Leavers1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 A SEN or ALN co-ordinator who leaves HMPPS or one of the YOIs’ education providers
Complete data in relation to secure training centres, some of which closed during the period in question, is not available.
Appointment of SEN or ALN co-ordinators at secure children’s homes is the responsibility of the local authorities that employ them.